Naomi Campbell congratulates 'malaria' on winning Nobel Peace Prize

Washington: Model Naomi Campbell has been criticised after she posted a mistake-riddled tweet about the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, in which she called her ‘malaria’, according to reports.

Twitteratis also pointed out that 44-year-old fashion icon managed to spell ‘nobel’ incorrectly. The tweet drew an instant chorus of dismay.

Campbell's offending tweet, was still on the site for more than seven hours after being posted. She later tweeted a correction, claiming her phone "spat out" the wrong spelling of Malala's name.

The peace prize was awarded jointly to Malala and Kailash Satyarthi from India, "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education".

"The Nobel Committee regards it as an important point for a Hindu and a Muslim - an Indian and a Pakistani - to join in a common struggle for education and against extremism," the judges said in a statement.

Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person in history to be
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. (Photo: AP)

As a teenager Malala living in Pakistan's Swat Valley when she was shot in the head by militants in October 2012 as punishment for her high profile campaign to encourage girls to go to school. A year later she was living in Britain, having staged a remarkable recovery thanks to surgeons in Birmingham, and has become an international role model for young people.